Connect Community Podcast

Have you ever wondered about Mary's position as Jesus's mother and servant? How can you parent your Lord and savior? Maybe you might think it has no practical application to your life, but there is something about Mary's relationship with Jesus that speaks to all of us, and it has more to do with you than you think.  In this message, Pastor JD explores one feature of their relationship that is practical and applicable to all of us.  We believe this message will help you get closer to God, and have a more fulfilling life. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

We are exploring the life of a few mothers in the Scripture and looking at how they changed the world. On this message, Pastor JD shares the story of how Hannah saw the hand of God change her life and change the world through her. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

Pastor JD concludes the Living In Your Element series with a message about an essential attitude for growth. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

There's much to be said about gratitude and the difference it makes. Pastor JD highlights 3 characteristics of gratitude that will help you live in your element.

On this Easter Sunday, Pastor JD shares a message about Jesus's example of endurance, the benefits of endurance, and how we too can endure.  We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

Lack of humility can be a detriment to your ability to fulfill your potential. Pastor Alini shares part 2 of our series Living In Your Element. Learn how Jesus's example humility can lead you to live in your element.

How do you know you are living in your element? Most of us have a picture of what it would look like; an expectation we have of living in our element.  In this message, Pastor JD shares 3 essential things that need to align for you to live in your element, and one attitude that is indispensable for you to make through tough times in life. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better. For more about ConnectCommunity, visit: www.connectcommunity.org

The quality of your community is directly connected to how you fight for your community. Pastor JD challenges you to fight for community in 3 areas. If you want to increase the quality of your community and have a greater impact in the world, this message will bless you! We hope this message inspires you to live a better more fulfilling life. We aim to connect you to God, to others, and to your purpose. ConnectCommunity is a life-giving church in Stamford, CT. For more about ConnectCommunity, please visit: www.connectcommunity.org

One of the greatest challenges in our community today is the connection between generations. The gap in communication between generations is as wide as it's ever been. Community is the primary way we have developed as people; it is through community that we have learned and evolved in every area. If we devalue community or our connections disintegrate, we won't be able to grow and become who God has created us to be. In this message, Pastor JD will encourage you to build intergenerational connections that last with simple practical guidance from the Scriptures. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

What do you do when people leave? That's the question pastor JD answers in this message. It is a fact of life that people will leave. Sometimes because of disagreements, sometimes because paths diverge, sometimes because life ultimately ends. Whatever the case, God guides us toward peace and a brighter tomorrow. We hope today's service blesses you and inspires you to live a better more fulfilling life. We aim to connect you to God, to others, and to your purpose. ConnectCommunity is a life-giving church in Stamford, CT. For more about ConnectCommunity, please visit: www.connectcommunity.org

Have you thought about your rhythms of community lately? Many times we are upset because, even though we know people, we feel alone; like no one knows what's really happening. What can you do about it? What about having a time to process difficult things: loss, challenges, victories, or a next step that is not quite clear? Are the times we spend alone or with others of good quality? Pastor JD encourages you with 2 important things to nurture, and one thing we can do to elevate the quality of your engagement in community. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better!

How would you define "community"?  There are many kinds and types of community these days, and it is easy to box the community Jesus came to establish as "just another one". But if you follow Jesus, or if you are considering following Jesus, His is a community of a different kind.  Pastor JD shares a message about our common unity in Christ; what binds us and how different our community is from what the world and culture call "community".  We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

Pastor JD shares a message about the uniqueness of friendship, how Jesus valued friendship, and 5 principles to be a good friend. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

Pastor JD shares a message during Vision Sunday that will help you set better standards for the new year.

So many of us have a genuine desire to be the person others can count on. We want to be the person that can be there for others and help those in need. But we have obstacles standing in the way. So we work hard to remove these obstacles in the hopes that we can achieve who we hope to be. There is no revival without the source of life.  In this message, Pastor JD shares a teaching about being filled with the Spirit, and why it is only by the Spirit of God that we can experience the life we desire.

In a world where hostility is so widespread, and it's so easy to experience disappointment, it is necessary to keep our hearts in check lest we become cynical and desensitized.  In this message, Pastor Alini Müller shares three things we can do to revive our heart. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

What is the most consequential element regarding your conduct and behavior? In this message, Pastor JD shares the importance of the fear of God in every person's heart. What is the difference between the fear of God and being afraid of God? And why the fear of God is not only good, but a necessary element in everyone's life.  We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

One of the most paradoxical ideas in Christianity is the idea that Life leads to Death, and that Death leads to Life. Have you ever made a decision you thought was going to lead to life, but ended up in death? A plan you engaged in, a relationship that failed, a business idea that unraveled... In this message, Pastor JD shares why the life our world promises leads to death, and how Christ's proposition is the answer to this problem. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.  

Sometimes our lives get stuck on repeat. Our thoughts get stuck in the same cycle, our worrying gets stuck in the same cycle, and it seems like hope for the new dwindles with each passing day we wait. Pastor JD shares a message that encourage you toward the new. God has a new song for your life. And there is no better evidence to this than Christmas.  We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.

It's easy to make this the most magical time of the year, but Christmas was anything but magical. Pastor JD share a compelling message about "God With Us"; what it means to us, and what it means to the world.  We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better.